Drugs & Health Blog

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published a statement opposing most uses of medical marijuana and the legalization of marijuana, because of the possible ways the drug can harm young people.
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Many tasty foods trigger a burst of the brain chemical called dopamine in the brain’s reward circuit that is similar to what some drugs produce. Over time, the reward circuit can get less sensitive to the dopamine—it needs the constant dopamine surge from fattening food.
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NIDA's new animated infographic features data from the 2014 Monitoring the Future teen drug use survey. With this information you see where we’ve made progress in reducing the number of teens that use drugs and where we still have work to do.
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Wiz Khalifa, Diplo, Rihanna, and Nicky Minaj have posted hundreds of pictures on Instagram with drugs and alcohol. With celebrities racking up millions of followers, it’s a bummer that some of them use their reach and power to promote their use of alcohol and drugs.
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